Distance was an advantage for Grapplers and Launchers. It was the difference between victory and defeat.
Chaotic Cloudy Mountain was stuck to the X-1 Extruder. As they watched Chaotic Cloudy Mountain get further and further away from Dancing Rain, the hearts of the Samsara fans sank.
Su Mucheng's Dancing Rain once again set up her Stabilized Launcher. She had already used this Launcher Level 75 skill who knew how many times in the playoffs.
This skill restricted the character's movement, but increased the character's attack and defense. It represented a tough stance, a stance that would fight to the death with the opponent.
The Self-Stabilizing Launcher and the X-1 Extruder's final landing position were in Su Mucheng's best firing line. As the X-1 Extruder exploded, the Self-Stabilizing Launcher's artillery fire also arrived. Under the firing line, the Launcher's attacks were the most threatening, and Su Mucheng's firing line had already shown its thickness many times. It wasn't just a point or a line, but a plane. It was a plane of fire that couldn't be avoided.
Chaotic Cloudy Mountain was instantly drowned in artillery fire. He was a close-range character. In this situation, he had no ability to counterattack. He could only dodge. He could only dodge.
But as he dodged, which direction should he go? Should he advance? Advance or retreat?
This was the most difficult part about Su Mucheng's firing line.
If he advanced, he didn't know if he would be able to get close to her under such heavy fire. If he retreated, he didn't know if he would be able to retreat to a safe distance.
Long range was the world of Launchers. It wasn't a situation that a Grappler could control.
Trapped in Su Mucheng's firing line, he was stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Lu Boyuan wasn't discouraged.
Advance? Retreat? He didn't have any of those. He found a third path in the current situation. It was a third path that could only be found in the current terrain.
Sprint, jump, roll.
Chaotic Cloudy Mountain found it difficult to move, but at least he was moving. He hadn't been pinned to one spot by Dancing Rain's heavy fire. The stalagmite in front of him was his hope. Rush over, cover, as long as he could buy some time, there would be a chance.
That was what Lu Boyuan thought, and that was what he did. Chaotic Cloudy Mountain stubbornly charged towards the stalagmite.
Su Mucheng quickly saw through Lu Boyuan's intentions. It looked like Dancing Rain needed to adjust her attack position in order to continue attacking after Chaotic Cloudy Mountain entered the stalagmite.
But Su Mucheng did not move.
Dancing Rain continued to maintain her Stable Launcher and continued to enjoy the buff from this skill.
Chaotic Cloudy Mountain's health was dropping rapidly, but it didn't seem like he would die before he reached the stalagmite. Was Su Mucheng hiding some sort of explosive move?
Everyone couldn't help but think this way. Although Su Mucheng used this heavy firepower class, her fighting style was never brute force. She would often set up traps, and she would only suddenly realize after you were killed.
In the broadcast room, Pan Lin and Li Yibo looked at each other. They wanted to say something, but they didn't dare. They were afraid of being slapped in the face. They didn't dare make any predictions about any of the players today. They were all afraid of being slapped in the face, let alone Su Mucheng, who had a close relationship with Ye Xiu. Just this relationship alone was enough to make the two not want to say anything.
"Let's wait and see." When they didn't want to say anything, the two called for everyone to stop asking and just watch.
And so, everyone watched.
Those who supported Samsara were worried and impatient. Those who supported Happy were filled with passion and anticipation.
90% …
80% …
70% …
60% …
Because Lu Boyuan had gained the advantage at the start of the match, Su Mucheng's Dancing Rain hadn't been able to deal any real damage to Chaotic Cloudy Mountain. As a result, Dancing Rain's damage came from this moment onwards. Chaotic Cloudy Mountain's health dropped from around 90%, gradually approaching the stalagmite.
It's not enough, right?
More and more people came to this conclusion.
But Su Mucheng only just put away her Stabilized Gun. No, to be more precise, she didn't put it away. She had no choice but to cancel Stabilized Gun. Only then did Dancing Rain move, chasing after Chaotic Cloudy Mountain and starting to bombard him.
But because she had been shooting from a fixed position, Chaotic Cloudy Mountain was now quite far away from the center of her firing line. Even though she could still attack him from the outside, her attacks weren't as effective as before, and she couldn't restrict his movements. Chaotic Cloudy Mountain's movements suddenly became much faster. In just a few steps, he was already next to the stalagmite. He circled around and hid behind it. If Dancing Rain wanted to attack him again, she would have to circle around it. There was no way she could pull away from this angle.
So … that's it?
Those who had been worried for Lu Boyuan had panicked for nothing. Those who had been full of hope for Su Mucheng felt a bit disappointed.
"This … this …" Pan Lin and Li Yibo didn't dare to make any assertions about whether or not Ye Xiwen would use his ultimate move. However, seeing that Ye Xiwen didn't use his ultimate move in the end, they still didn't dare to say anything. There was an unfathomable aura around him that made the two unable to speak.
The battle suddenly came to an end.
Chaotic Cloudy Mountain, who had finally managed to hide behind the stalagmite, still had 42% of his health left. During his escape from Su Mucheng's firing line, he had taken quite a bit of damage. After all, Dancing Rain's Stabilized Gun had increased the damage of her attacks by quite a bit.
But in the end, he had managed to escape. He had won a turn for the better. Whether he advanced or retreated, the outcome wouldn't have been so good. Lu Boyuan was glad that he had a third option.
As for Su Mucheng's side?
In the eyes of the audience, she had only been trying to limit Lu Boyuan's damage output. She hadn't thought of any effective way to stop him, especially when she hadn't anticipated how the situation would develop. This wasn't a mistake a pro player should make. To be honest, in the eyes of those who were good at conspiracy theories, she was purposely going easy on Lu Boyuan. But when they thought about the relationship between Su Mucheng and Ye Xiu, and how she had lowered herself to join a grassroots team like Happy, going easy on Lu Boyuan didn't seem like a valid reason.
What was going on?
Even the fans who supported Samsara and Lu Boyuan were happy, but they were also a bit doubtful. Any Glory player with even the slightest bit of skill wouldn't have focused their damage output in that situation. Wouldn't they have chased after Lu Boyuan's Chaotic Cloudy Mountain?
The camera zoomed in on Dancing Rain. In this situation, Pan Lin and Li Yibo had no choice but to say something.
"Uh, this, Lu Boyuan successfully got Chaotic Cloudy Mountain out of Su Mucheng's line of fire!" Pan Lin repeated what had just happened.
"Su Mucheng never gave up on using the Stabilized Gun Mount, so her damage output was quite high." Li Yibo wasn't willing to fall behind and also repeated what had happened.
"But why didn't she give up on using the Stabilized Gun Mount?" Pan Lin said.
"Hm, why?" Li Yibo said.
"You two!!" Someone in the back yelled. Normally, Li Yibo would be treated differently as a guest. They would show more respect, but right now, they were yelling at Pan Lin. It could be seen that they had reached their limit.
"In this situation, if Su Mucheng gave up on using the Stabilized Gun Mount and chased after Chaotic Cloudy Mountain, wouldn't that be better?" Pan Lin helplessly brought up the main topic.
"On the surface, yes," Li Yibo said.
"Mm!" Pan Lin nodded his head repeatedly.
"But for some reason, she didn't do that," Li Yibo said.
"Mm mm." Pan Lin nodded his head again. For some reason, that was what everyone wanted to hear!
"Let's wait and see," Li Yibo said.
Pan Lin's cheeks streamed with tears. Who would have thought that at this crucial moment, Li Yibo would still use this move to change the topic. Pan Lin was a bit suspicious. Would the phrase "let's wait and see" become a trending topic tomorrow? It would become the perfect footnote to his and Li Yibo's commentary partners' incompetence.
But no matter what, Li Yibo clearly couldn't say it again. Pan Lin didn't want to look for trouble either, so he might as well just leave it at that.
In the close-up, Dancing Rain didn't do anything special that was worth "waiting and see". She just calmly rearranged her attack posture and then began to move horizontally, widening the angle of view.
Everything was so normal, as if the previous barrage had never happened. It was as if the two characters had met at the beginning, and then Chaotic Cloudy Mountain had hidden behind a stalagmite, and then Su Mucheng had begun to slowly search for him.
Everything was like the beginning.
The only difference was that Chaotic Cloudy Mountain still had 42% health left, while Su Mucheng's Dancing Rain had lost 13% health when Chaotic Cloudy Mountain closed in on her. Now, she still had 87% health left.
Forty-two percent versus eighty-seven percent. It wasn't like it had been at the beginning. Chaotic Cloudy Mountain's health was at a disadvantage, and in the current situation, Chaotic Cloudy Mountain needed to stay close to Dancing Rain, while Su Mucheng needed to distance herself.
Pan Lin and Li Yibo could at least make this analysis. But after saying this, Li Yibo suddenly paused. He looked at Dancing Rain's unhurried and calm appearance, and suddenly a thought popped into his mind.
Could it be … Su Mucheng knew that she had the advantage, so she wasn't in a hurry to kill Chaotic Cloudy Mountain in one attack? That's why she didn't retract her Mount Cannon, and instead focused on dealing as much damage as possible? That's why she was still so calm, because she was in the lead. She didn't need to be nervous, she didn't need to mind, she didn't need to be anxious. These emotions didn't belong to her. They belonged to Lu Boyuan, the Lu Boyuan who was still rejoicing that he had been able to escape from Su Mucheng's line of fire.
He would probably soon realize that being able to escape was not necessarily something to be happy about. In order to escape, Su Mucheng wouldn't let him catch up so easily. She had already displayed this confidence.
This kind of confidence was the true strength of strength.
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